Pronounced Low-ick. I’ve been coming across this name more and more recently, and it’s growing on me. I’ve also seen the variant spelling Loick, but I don’t think I like the K quite as much.
Nameberry lists it as a French variation of [name]Lucas[/name] or [name]Louis[/name] (I thought [name]Louis[/name] was French anyway but whatever) and I think it’s both a more unusual alternative to popular [name]Luke[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name], as well as a bit more fresh than [name]Eric[/name].
I do like French names, but is this one just too much to use? And would he need French-sounding sibling names as well?
Loïc is actually pronounced “lo-EEK” because of the accent on the “i”. It’s not my favourite French boys name but it’s ok. Personally, if you have such a distinctive name like this one (as opposed to something like [name]Louis[/name] or [name]Charles[/name]), I think other French/[name]Breton[/name] names are best for siblings. Off the top of my head, [name]Thierry[/name], [name]Yannick[/name] and Rémy would be nice options for a boy and Céleste, [name]Delphine[/name] and [name]Simone[/name] for a girl.
Guess Low-ick is the Anglicised pronuncuation then, that’s the only way I’ve heard it said. And I agree something more distinctly French would be better as a sibling, except I’m in no way French, and can claim no heritage. Might have to keep this one as a GP.
I’ve dated a guy named [name]Loic[/name]! It’s one of my favorite names but I’d never use it because it doesn’t sound good with my last name and it’s too French for both my culture and my area.
I’ve never understood the ‘first date’ test - to me, I’d go out with someone if I felt strongly enough about them to want to, regardless of whether their name was [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Caiden[/name] or [name]Colyn[/name]. I wouldn’t ‘not date’ someone just because of their name.
I can see why it’s grown on you! It’s got a certain off kilter spunk to it - reminds me of [name]Loki[/name] without living up to the whole god image. It seems a smidge incomplete to me, though. Not sure if the “k” helps or not.